After studying the material in this chapter, you should be able to:

1. List the three fundamental ac properties of amplifiers.
2. Discuss the concept of gain.
3. Draw and discuss the general model of a voltage amplifier.
4. Discuss the effects that amplifier input and output impedance have on the effective voltage gain of the circuit.
5. Describe the ideal voltage amplifier.
6. List, compare, and contrast the three BJT amplifier configurations.
7. Determine the configuration of any BJT amplifier.
8. Discuss the concept of amplifier efficiency.
9. List, compare, and contrast the various classes of amplifier operation.
10. Convert any power or voltage gain value to and from dB form.

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